BREAKING NEWS: The PA Athletic Oversight Committee is having a public hearing on separate championships for private/public schools at 10:30 a.m. Monday at the state Capitol.
@RealJamesWoods
Barack Obama worshipped in my United Church of Christ church in Lebanon, PA, in April 2008. Sang our hymns, prayed the Lord's Prayer. No reporters or photographers present. I was there. You don't know, James. I do.
NBA champion Golden State Warriors have invited Shippensburg grad Dustin Sleva
@2sleevs
to play on their team in the Las Vegas Summer League. He hit 4 of 5 shots, including 2 3s, and had 6 assists, 2 rebounds, 2 blocks in 2 California Classic tournament games.
@ShipURaiders
Credit to high school athletic directors, administrators and coaches for putting together fall, winter and spring sports seasons. In August, no one knew how the year would play out but most schools were able to provide opportunities for their athletes. ...
Shippensburg grad Dustin Sleva
@2sleevs
is headed from France to play with the Golden State Warriors’ team in the California Classic Summer League. He plays for
@ParisBasketball
in the French Pro A Elite league.
@ShipURaiders
Boys basketball 1st quarter: Lower Dauphin 23 Lebanon 23. Senior Luke Collins, who had ACL surgery 4 months ago, started and hit 2 3-pointers for Lebanon before leaving to a standing ovation.
Penn State men's basketball coach Mike Rhoades was at his alma mater Saturday night to see the premiere of the documentary "The Dutchmen," which recounts Lebanon Valley's 1994 national championship run. Almost all of the team members and their families attended.
Congratulations to Tom and Cathy Kline and their employees and friends at Greektown Pizza Restaurant in Lebanon. They provided 375 free Thanksgiving meals to the needy. What a great gesture of kindness.
Cedar Crest grad Chad Ryland
@c_ryland9
, a freshman, crushes a 33-yard field goal in his first collegiate game. He added 6 extra points in Eastern Michigan's 51-17 romp over Monmouth.
Being required to wear a mask in a store is no different than being required to wear a shirt and shoes, or not being permitted to smoke. I don't like wearing a mask but I do so to protect other shoppers and store employees.
Cedar Crest grad Chad Ryland
@c_ryland38
, a sophomore, made all three of his extra points and added a 26-yard field goal in Eastern Michigan's season-opening 30-23 win at Coastal Carolina Saturday. Eastern Michigan plays at Kentucky at 7:30 p.m. next Saturday.
Elco Athletic Director Doug Bohannon is retiring after 25 years as AD and 32 years as a teacher. He has served as a member and chairman of the District’Three committee and as a member of the PIAA Board of Control. He will be director of golf and tubing at Iron Valley Golf Course
You never know when a Division II All-America guard from Shippensburg might be putting up shots at Southeast Playground in Lebanon. Cedar Crest grad Ariel Jones
@ariel_jones_
averaged 26 points a game in her sophomore season at Ship.
With Lebanon Valley trailing 14-13 with 4 minutes to play, freshman QB Braden Bohannon from Elco led LVC on an 7-play, 80-yard touchdown drive that ended with a 1-yard pass to Andrew Olson and LVC's defense held off the Diplomats for a 19-14 win. ...
Shippensburg grad Dustin Sleva
@2sleevs
totaled 30 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists in Lowen Braunschweig's victories over Hamburg Towers and Niners Chemnitz in German basketball. He hit 11 of 16 FG, including 3 3-pointers, and 5 of 8 FTs.
REMARKABLE DAY FOR LEBANON HIGH GRAD
@BlaydeReich
who scored 44 points, hitting 16 of 23 shots from floor (3/5 3-pointers) and 9 of 12 free throws, with 19 rebounds, 4 assists as York College improved to 11-0 with a 118-110 OT win at Washington & Lee (7-4) in Lexington, Va.
Lebanon School Board is expected to name Carlos Sanchez athletic director Monday, replacing the retiring Sam Elias. Kris Uffner is expected to be named head boys basketball coach, replacing Tim Speraw, who resigned. Sanchez is a former head girls basketball and golf coach.
Cedar Crest grad Evan Horn
@evanhorn33_39
had 7 solo tackles, 2 assists, forced a fumble and had a quarterback sack in New Hampshire's 27-24 win over visiting Rhode Island last night. UNH is 1-2 and hosts Duquesne Saturday.
Lebanon Valley grads Mike Rhoades
@CoachRhoades
and J.D. Byers
@jd23byers
took VCU to the NCAA Tournament in Rhoades' second season as head coach with Byers as as assistant. Goal accomplished.
An emotional Mike Rhoades remembers telling his late father 20 years ago that he would lead a Division I team to the NCAA Tournament one day. Today is that day.
#VCU
@NBC12
@VCU_Hoops
Good news on Cedar Crest grad
@evanhorn33_39
. He's playing basketball after starting as safety for New Hampshire football. He started practicing with hoops team last week but dislocated finger. Hopes to be in uniform for America East opener at U of Md-Baltimore Co. Wed. UNH 4-10.
Longtime Bishop McDevitt Athletic Director Tommy Mealy is listed for approval as Elco athletic director in the agenda for Elco’s school board meeting Tuesday. A 1996 McDevitt alum, Mealy coached several years at Elco in the early 2000s before returning to his alma mater in 2005.
Cedar Crest grad Derek Fisher has been recalled by the Astros from AAA Round Rock, where he was hitting .314 in 33 games with 8 home runs, 24 RBI, 6 stolen bases.
Northern Lebanon/Lebanon Valley grad Sam Light
@srlight23
has signed a contract to play with Eanna in the 12-team Ireland basketball Super League, the top league in Ireland. Eanna reached the league's championship game last season.
@lvcmbb
@LVCathletics
Lebanon High grad Khalique Washington
@khabuckets
has signed a three-year contract with the New Orleans Saints. He was an offensive lineman at Southern Mississippi. As this story notes, he also played basketball in high school.
Cedar Crest grad Chad Ryĺand
@c_ryland9
, a freshman, kicks a game-winning 25-yard field goal on the last pĺay of the game and the Eagles upset Purdue 20-19!!! He also kicked a 27-yard FG to end the first half. Just the second win in 40 games vs Big Ten opponents for Eastern Mich
Cedar Crest grad Ariel Jones
@ariel_jones_
scored 21 points (8/8 FTs) and became the first freshman in Shippensburg women's basketball history to score 600 points in a season.
So Logan Horn
@LoganHorn033
was on the floor under Lebanon's basket, got up, sprinted the length of the floor and blocked a corner jumper from Luke Collins
@lukecollins24
. Seeing is believing. Tournament MVP.
#thetruth
Cedar Crest grad Ryan Neiswender
@RyanNeiswender
and Team USA rallied in the fourth quarter to edge host Japan 64-60 to win Paralympics men's basketball gold in Tokyo today.
Freshman guard Luis Garcia
@luis_garcia1113
from Berks Catholic returned bome and came off the bench to score 8 points and had 8 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 steal in Lebanon Valley's 87-83 win at Alvernia in double OT.
Cedar Crest grad Derek Fisher hit an eighth-inning home run to give Houston a 3-2 win in Oakland Friday night. Since being recalled from AAA, Fisher is 5-for-18 (.278) with a home run, a triple, 3 runs scored, 3 RBI, a stolen base and 2 walks.
Incredibly proud of two-time captain Mark Pyles ‘18, who was recently commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant, Infantry Officer in the U.S. Army.
#BisonFamily
#rayBucknell
Lebanon High grad Khalique Washington
@khabuckets
has received a tryout invitation from the Baltimore Ravens. He was an offensive tackle at Southern Mississippi.
Big blow to Elizabethtown. I wish more high school players would look at Lonnie Walker and Eli Brooks as examples and not at prep/private schools. If you're good, you're good and colleges will seek you out, and you'll enjoy playing in front of friends and family.
Congrats to Sam Light
@srlight23
, Lebanon Valley's second all-time leading scorer (2,097 points) who will be playing in the second level of Spain's four professional basketball leagues. Tremendous accomplishment!
Sam Light
@srlight23
is headed to España 🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸 Congrats on signing his first professional 🏀 contract. From small division III Lebanon Valley College
@LVCathletics
to one of the best leagues in Europe LEB ORO! Hard work = opportunity
#PANKOPERFORMANCE
Final: Lebanon 62 Warwick 61 in double overtime. Lebanon advances to Lancaster-Lebanon League semifinals Thiursday. Marquis Ferreira's driving layup with 15 seconds left wins it.
Cedar Crest grad Chad Ryland
@C_Ryland38
was 5-for-5 on extra points and 4 of his 5 kickoffs were touchbacks as Eastern Michigan defeated visiting St. Francis (PA) 35-15 Friday. Eastern Michigan travels to 12th-ranked Wisconsin for a 6 p.m. kickoff Sept. 11.
Lebanon High grad Justin Baker
@jbaker_01
had a career-high 27 points and Jeremy Deihm scored 18 but Lebanon Valley lost 77-72 at Haverford. Freshman Luis Garcia
@luis_garcia1113
scored 11 off the bench.
The great Ariel Jones set three incredible records as she scored 51 points to lead Shippensburg over Millersville 90-74. She hit 15 of 25 shots including 7 3-pointers and made all 14 of her free throws.
In her first game in the Australian National Basketball League, Cedar Crest/Shippensburg grad Ariel Jones
@ariel_jones_
scored a team-high 27 points to lead Ringwood (5-1) to a 87-77 win over Mt. Gambier. She hit 9/18 FGs (5 3s) and 4/5 FTs, with 6 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal.
Evan Horn
@evanhorn33_39
credits a phone call from his high school coach, Tom Smith, to New Hampshire basketball coach Bill Herrion in October for getting the ball rolling on his return to the sport he loves. Terrific!
@CCHS_Hoops
Freshman guard Luis Garcia
@luis_garcia1113
from Berks Catholic scored 7 of his 8 points in overtime as Lebanon Valley defeated visiting Alvernia 76-72. He had a team-high 10 rebounds and 4 assists. LVC is 6-8 and plays at Lycoming Wednesday.
Cedar Crest grad Chad Ryland has teamed with a new company, Campus Mogul, which is offering clothing that has his name/number on it. He has a 45-yard field goal and is 12-for-12 on PATs for Maryland (2-0), hosts SMU (2-0) on FS1 at 7:30 p.m. Saturday.
Elco grad Braden Bohannon (offense)
@BohannonBraden
, Palmyra grad Nick Morder (defense) and Annville-Cleona grad Jeremy Bours Jr. (special teams) won MAC football Player of the Week awards for their efforts in Lebanon Valley’s 43-35 win at Stevenson.
It’s official. Cedar Crest grad Ariel Jones
@ariel_jones_
is a women’s basketball first team All-America selection. She is the greatest scorer in PSAC history.
Congratulations to
@ShipWBB
's Ariel Jones for being named to the WBCA All-America Team!
Jones joins Lauren Beckley, Ashley Totedo Swanson and Stacey Cunningham Dellinger for receiving All-America honours!
Shippensburg All-America grad Dustin Sleva
@2sleevs
scored a team-high 20 points and had 7 rebounds in his Paris team's 84-77 loss today. He hit 8 of 11 shots from the floor, including a 3-pointer, and was 3/3 at foul line.
Freshman guard Luis Garcia
@luis_garcia1113
from Berks Catholic scored 13 points, including 9-for-10 at the foul line, in Lebanon Valley's 69-56 win over Dickinson. He had 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals. Another freshman, Collin Jones
@cjtres_
, had 7 points, 8 rebounds, 1 steal.
Freshman guard Luis Garcia
@luis_garcia1113
made 4 of 8 shots, including a 3-pointer, and 5 of 6 free throws for 14 points in Lebanon Valley's 79-65 win over visiting Elizabethtown. He had 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals. LVC is 3-3 and opens MAC play at 6-0 Widener Dec. 4.
Freshman guard Luis Garcia
@luis_garcia1113
had 11 points, including 5/6 free throws, 2 rebounds, a team-high 3 assists and a team-high 6 steals in Lebanon Valley's 77-72 loss at Haverford. LVC hosts PSU-Schuylkill Friday in its Rinso Marquette Tournament.
Cedar Crest/Shippensburg grad Ariel Jones
@ariel_jones_
has just joined the Ringwood Hawks of the Australian National Basketball League's South Division. Season began this month and Ringwood is 4-1.
Elco grad Braden Bohannon
@BohannonBraden
finished the regular season as the Middle Atlantic Conference leader in touchdowns (14) and points scored (84). He finished third in rushing with 748 yards. He is fifth in Lebanon Valley history with 22 rushing TDs. LVC is 6-4.
Freshman Evin Timochenko
@Evin_Timochenko
from Wilson had 19 points and 18 rebounds as Lebanon Valley pulled away from Widener and won 78-63 in Chester to open Commonwealth Conference play. Lebanon Valley has won three straight road games and is 4-3; Widener is 4-2.
The great Ariel Jones
@ariel_jones_
hit 11 of 17 shots, including 5 of 10 3s, and 9 of 11 free throws for 36 points in Shippensburg's 73-62 win at Mansfield. She had 2 rebounds and 2 blocks. Ship is 16-7 overall, 13-4 first place in PSAC East. Raiders play at Millersville Wed.
Lebanon girls basketball coach Jaime Walborn receives support from her school after being voted Coach of the Year by Section One coaches. Lebanon hosts Peters Township of District Seven in a first-round state playoff game Friday.
Three Lancaster-Lebanon players will compete in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament: Ileri Ayo-Faleye of Cedar Crest (Vermont vs Marquette Friday), Ryan Moffatt of Hempfield (Colgate vs Texas Thursday) and Taylor Funk of Manheim Central (Utah State vs Missouri Thurs)
Cedar Crest grad Evan Horn
@evanhorn33_39
made a diving, one-handed interception to help New Hampshire beat Stony Brook 20-14 Saturday night. He had 5 solo tackles and 3 assists. UNH is 4-2 and plays at Delaware next Saturday.
Just a reminder. Memorial Day is a day to honor the nearly 1.5 million Americans who have died during wars. Veterans Day honors veterans. Armed Forces Day honors those who are serving now. Have a blessed Memorial Day and remember those who gave the ultimate sacrifice.
@ShipWBB
Also, Ariel Jones reached 2 more milestones:
(1) She entered
@ShipWBB
's all-time Top 10 in scoring, passing Melissa Swartz (1,551 pts). Ariel's at 1,567 points thru 67 career games.
(2) She surpassed 500 career free throws. Ariel's made 506, just 26 shy of tying the SU record.
Attention Lebanon High football: Between 2012-2018 Ephrata football lost 52 straight games. Mounts will play Cocalico for the District Three 5A championship next week. Change is possible.
Another huge game for Cedar Crest grad Ariel Jones, who scored 27 points for Shippensburg in a 73-64 loss to Bowie State. Jones had 24 in her collegiate debut Friday.
Great first game for Cedar Crest grad Jaiden Melendez
@jaiden_melendez
, a freshman, who hit all five of his shots from floor, including a 3-pointer, and both free throws for 13 points in 14 minutes of Mount Saint Mary College's 73-68 win over Manhattanville. MSM plays Hunter Mon.
Elco grad Kyle Knight
@kyleknight33
completed 21 of 31 passes for 296 yards and 3 TDs in Lock Haven's season-opening 57-13 romp over Lincoln Thursday. A redshirt sophomore, Knight ran for 80 yards on 15 carries and scored a TD. Lock Haven travels to Clarion next Saturday.
Ariel Jones was 1 assist shy of a triple-double. Matched career high with 36 pts, grabbed 10 rebs. for 2nd career double-double. Had a career-high 9 assists. She also set new single-game bests w/ 18 FTs and 24 FTAs. Was 11-of-12 at FT line in 4th quarter (7-of-8 in final 2:12).